chicken-hearted

cowardly. Yes, I'm a chicken-hearted softie. I never try anything too risky.

(American)

not brave These chicken-hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike.

mod. cowardly. He’s chicken-hearted, but I still love him.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Xochiquetzal	-	Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Michaela	mi-khah-E-lah (German), mi-KAY-lə (English)	German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak
Shani (1)	-	Hebrew
Ozzy	AHZ-ee	English
CianÁN	-	Irish
Douglas	DUG-ləs	Scottish, English